liquidmark

JustinN said:

"Driving into a lamp post isn't the same as cracking open the engine block and breaking something, while explaining how internal combustion works to a rapt YouTube audience."

Yes, you're right; however, if I cracked open my engine block and broke something while explaining how internal combustion works to a rapt YouTube audience, and then took my car to a dealership, they'd fix it. 

Yeah, they’ll make you buy a new engine. If you break enough of your car, they’ll make you buy a new car. That’s the remedy toward fixing what Linus broke. Buying a new iMac Pro. If he had bought a new one, he wouldn’t be sitting there, 7 months later, with a non-working iMac Pro. It’s silly to expect Apple to repair it. They wouldn’t repair it if it were under warranty. They would simply replace it.

Netto said:

You release a PRODUCT, but you can't afford of their SERVICE ?? Why would you release them anyway ?? Duh... Apple Bites...

Apple can afford to service iMac Pros just fine. It would be nice if you actually read the article or any of the comments over the last 12 pages instead of what you’re doing here.

SpamSandwich said:

liquidmark said:

hey. anyone else remember iPhone deathwatch?

People have been saying that iPhones were DOA since 2007. I don't know why anyone even listens to analysts anymore...

Did the Death Watch come before or after the Apple Watch?

way before. like, people were predicting Apple was dooooomed since before the iPhone was released.

When Apple was PPC-only, apple was doomed.
When they switched to Intel, apple was waiving the white flag and crying Uncle and were going to end up being just another windows OEM like Dell or HP. (I actually had someone tell me this. Now he owns an iPad Pro and loves it)
When Apple announced the iPhone they were doomed because it's overpriced, has no software and has no keyboard.
When Apple announced the iPad, they were doomed because it doesn't have OSX and has no support for flash. It's "just an oversized phone"
When the iPad Pro was announced, Apple was doomed because the iPad pro is just an oversized iPad and who cares about the pencil. It has nothing on wacom or whatever the surface is using.

Every step of the way, apple is doomed according to analysts...

hey. anyone else remember iPhone deathwatch?

People have been saying that iPhones were DOA since 2007. I don't know why anyone even listens to analysts anymore...

man said:

What is the pint of this article? Everything they said in the video was factually correct and they had every right to be shocked and disappointed at apples service. Here, I'll try to drive some traffic their way:

They said that no certification to service the iMac Pro. That’s false as AASP techs have come forward on their thread on their site and stated that they’ve been had certification and have been working on iMac pros.

They said that Apple said they’d have them “up in a jiffy”. No proof of that in the video. The rep said off The break that Apple typically doesn’t service machines that have been tampered with this way. 

Linus is supposed to have been a tech for ten years. He has no place to be surprised.

linus used a terribly poor analogy. What he did was akin to buying an expensive car, purposefully taking it completely apart for no reason of any importance and messing up terribly bad with reassembly to the point that it is toast. 

linus said it was an accident but the actions that led to the break were purposeful and the results are a natural consequence of his purposeful choice. 

What did he think apple would do? Give him kisses and chocolate?

Linus is acting like a spoiled child. I’m shocked and dissapointed that so many people bought his hoodwink.

crowley said:

crosslad said:

The cost of individual parts and labour can easily cost more than buying a new computer. This is why, when I crashed my 4 year old car a few years back, the insurance company wrote it off as the cost of the new wing, bumper, lighting unit and respray would have cost more than the car was worth. 

You really think the display panel, PSU and (maybe) motherboard cost more than (minimum) $5000?

Really?

Besides which, this was not the stated reason, so is irrelevant.

If Apple had received a machine in that state of non-functionality under a valid warranty, they would not have repaired it. They would have replaced it. If apple would have replaced it on their dime then it’s clear what linus should do with his dime if he wants a working iMac Pro. Buy a new one.

Apple told Linus no. He insists that Apple wouldn’t send parts to the Apple store but it’s not shown in their video. In fact, it doesn’t sound right because Apple is notoriously tight-lipped about what HQ is or isn’t doing or anything concerning parts availability. This is through their training.

In fact, a great deal of things that linus and his guys claim Apple said or promised them aren’t in the video. even the bit about the AASP not having certification isn’t verified as far as I can tell. It’s just his employees talking. Why didn’t he go do an interview of those guys and plug their shop?

The reason why everyone keeps talking about the cost of the repair is because it’s very obvious, to anybody that’s ever actually had a Mac serviced and paid attention, that repairing this computer would cost more than just buying a new one between parts and labor. Hey, getting a new logicboard in a MacBook Pro alone can sometimes cost almost as much as buying a new MacBook. Definetly over half the cost of a new machine all by itself.